Life sentence upheld for ex-police general Teddy Minahasa

Former West Sumatra Police chief Teddy Minahasa Putra (centre) attends a court hearing in Jakarta on May 9, 2023. - Antara This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Life sentence upheld for ex-police general Teddy Minahasa". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/10/29/life-sentence-upheld-for-ex-police-general-teddy-minahasa.html.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): A panel of Supreme Court justices has rejected an appeal and upheld the life sentence for former two-star police general Teddy Minahasa for trafficking illicit drugs seized by the institution he led.

The ruling was read out on Friday (Oct 27) in a live-streamed hearing with all justices rejecting the appeal.